10 kilograms of suspected meth seized at Mexico City airport
Original reporting: AF Medios
What happened
Federal authorities found 10 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine in 10 bags concealed inside a woodworking machine destined for Australia. Chemical testing will determine the substance’s composition before the material is transferred to federal prosecutors.
Reporting and context
Federal authorities seized 10 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine hidden inside a woodworking machine bound for Australia at Mexico City International Airport, according to AF Medios. Chemical testing was still needed to confirm the substance’s composition.
The outlet reported that personnel from Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM), Navy and Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection found the material while inspecting an export shipment declared as a woodworking spindle machine. X-ray equipment and a detection dog helped locate 10 bags concealed in compartments inside the machinery, according to the official account cited by AF Medios.
Authorities placed the machine under precautionary seizure at the airport’s customs facilities. Samples were sent for chemical analysis at ANAM’s Central Laboratory to determine whether the substance was methamphetamine.
Once the technical findings are complete, officials will continue the procedure to transfer the material to the federal Attorney General’s Office for the corresponding investigation. ANAM and the Security Cabinet institutions said they would continue coordinated inspections to detect illicit substances moving through foreign-trade shipments.
Original report: AF Medios.